How do you work with clients with trauma and PTSD?

I work with trauma and PTSD using a gentle, trauma-informed approach that prioritizes safety, trust, and nervous system regulation. I utilize Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART) to help clients reprocess traumatic memories and reduce recurring symptoms, while integrating somatic awareness and careful pacing to prevent overwhelm and support lasting healing.

Cherish is a licensed mental health counselor located in Westchase, FL. She is dedicated to helping adults with trauma and emotional challenges connect, heal, and improve mental wellbeing using creative tools in therapy.

When working with trauma and PTSD, I focus on creating a safe, supportive environment where you can process difficult experiences at your own pace. I help clients understand how trauma affects the mind and body while developing practical coping skills to manage symptoms and regain a sense of control. I also incorporate Brainspotting when appropriate to help process trauma and emotional pain on a deeper level, supporting long-term healing and resilience.

Hi, I'm Trey Brock, LPC. I provide virtual counseling for adults across Ohio, helping clients navigate anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, burnout, and life transitions. My approach is collaborative, practical, and focused on helping you build resilience, gain insight, and create meaningful change. With experience as a firefighter/paramedic and 911 dispatcher, I have a unique understanding of the challenges faced by first responders, healthcare professionals, and those in helping roles.

I provide the following treatments for PTSD and CPTSD: Prolonged Exposure (PE) - a first-line treatment Research shows it is effective in reducing symptoms and improving overall functioning. Though it might sound scary, we will go at your pace, monitor your stress, and use grounding skills throughout the process. I will not be your enemy, but your guide, walking hand in hand with you as we reduce the avoidance that is keeping you stuck. Together we will practice standing in the face of the things that feel most triggering and remembering that you are here and alive in the now. Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) - a second line treatment Research shows that this is has been most effective in relationship to political and cultural trauma. By re-telling and re-authoring your story, we can see it from a new perspective and see how the traumatic events have impacted who you are today. It might feel like we are writing a book, if that book had chapters on your sensory information, your feelings, thoughts, and visual memories. At the end of treatment we can hold a tangible biography or creative artwork that speaks to the life you have lived. I will use a multi-modal or eclectic approach, blending a trauma treatment with body-awareness, DBT mindfulness skills, and ACT value identification skills so that you can feel supported as a whole person. Similarly to how I talk about gender, just because you come to me with trauma, doesn’t mean I automatically become your Trauma Only Therapist™ We can work on what comes up for you, even if you might think it’s “a lot.” My job is to hold that space for you. As a provider who has lived experience with CPTSD and PTSD, I learned first hand just how important trauma treatment is. There are many other first-line and second-line treatments for PTSD and C-PTSD. If you would like to explore other treatment options such as Cognitive Processing Therapy or EMDR, please reach out and I can connect you to colleagues who are currently trained in these modalities. Additionally if you would like to try holistic and somatic-based treatments such as Somatic Experiencing for trauma, I have colleagues who I would highly recommend.

Therapy for queer, trans, gender-expansive, disabled, neurodivergent, grieving, and caregiving folks and their loved ones.

Trauma processing is important because unresolved trauma does not just disappear. It shows up in our bodies, our relationships, and the way we see ourselves. When we process trauma, we are not reliving it to make it worse. We are helping your nervous system realize that the threat is no longer happening. That creates space for you to respond instead of react, feel more grounded, and move forward without the past constantly running the present.

Hi my name is Nekea (nuh-key-yah). As a woman of color, I understand how the different parts of “who we are”, our experiences, identities, and relationships, shape the way we see and move through the world. I strive to create a space that feels safe, supportive, and real, where you can show up fully without judgment.

I use a trauma-informed, patient-centered approach that prioritizes safety, trust, and empowerment. We move at a pace that feels right for the client, focusing on stabilization, emotional regulation, and healing. Clients are never pushed to revisit traumatic experiences before they feel ready.

I am a board-certified PMHNP specializing in holistic, evidence-based care for adults facing PTSD, ADHD, Anxiety, Depression, and Substance Use Disorders. With a background spanning inpatient, outpatient, and specialized recovery settings (including PHP/IOP and OTP), I provide a high level of clinical expertise across the full spectrum of mental health. My approach is integrative and deeply individualized, combining medication management with supportive therapy and motivational interviewing. I am dedicated to creating a warm, inclusive, and non-judgmental space where we treat the "whole person," not just a diagnosis. Whether you are seeking stability or growth, I am here to partner with you on a path to lasting wellness.

Human beings have an innate ability to overcome the effects of diverse traumas. Because trauma destabilizes the nervous system, life can be experienced with a tremendous amount of stress and reactivity (hyperarousal) as well as numbness and indifference (hypoarousal). When we address the emotional and energetic aspects of trauma, our higher-self can re-engage with the distressed body to nurture recovery and rebalancing. The practice of resourcing (the ability to use internal and external resources to constructively achieve a relaxed but alert state of being) builds up and restores long-term resilience. Resourcing anchors our nervous system with calm and ease, enhances our ability to respond to spontaneous stress and refreshes our sense of self, connections to others, and feelings about the world.

Whether you're starting therapy for the first time or returning to the work, I look forward to meeting you where you are. I support individuals and couples navigating a wide range of psychological and emotional challenges, including trauma, grief, stress, anxiety, panic, depression, burnout, relational wounds, and the impact of abuse, misconduct, coercion, and other harmful experiences. In addition to working through emotional pain and past experiences, I help clients strengthen self-connection, navigate life transitions, establish healthy boundaries, and cultivate a deeper sense of internal security, resilience, and self-trust. In our work together, we'll take the time to understand where you are in your life and the experiences that have shaped you. My aim to create a space where you feel seen, understood, reassured, and genuinely supported. No matter what brings you to therapy, I'm here to support you in your healing and help you reconnect with yourself and those around you. My approach is collaborative, compassionate, and grounded in fostering insight, resilience, and meaningful change. I offer a warm, nonjudgmental space and hold deep respect for each person’s innate capacity for growth and healing. It’s an honor to walk alongside you and support you in this process.

I recognize that trauma is universal. For clients with a significant trauma history, they must feel safe and secure to open up. Most often, individuals with trauma are living in constant fear. As a therapist, it is my job to provide them with emotional security. Similarly, I also want my clients to gain back control of their lives. I enjoy assisting clients in identifying their strengths and triumphs that are necessary to help lay down the foundation for a more positive story going forward.

Hi! Thank you for stopping by to learn more about me. I have recently transitioned to the work of private practice after being a school-based therapist for the last several years. I specialize in working with children, adolescents, and families. I have experience working with a variety of issues including emotional regulation, anxiety, anger, trauma, self-esteem, depression, ADHD, ASD, relationship issues, and many more. I utilize a client-centered approach as I believe that clients are the experts of their lives. I enjoy being a vessel in one's empowerment journey.

Healing from trauma isn’t about erasing the past—it’s about reclaiming safety in the present. I use trauma-informed and integrative methods, such as grounding, somatic awareness, and narrative work, at a pace that feels safe for you. Together, we focus on rebuilding trust in your own body and story, while easing the grip of past experiences on daily life.

I’m a therapist who believes in meeting people where they are—in all the complexity that life brings. My background is in clinical social work, but my heart is in helping people feel steady and seen again. Over the years I’ve worked with anxiety, depression, trauma, and the quiet weight of everyday stress. My style is conversational, down-to-earth, and rooted in curiosity. Therapy with me isn’t about fixing who you are—it’s about finding your way back to yourself, piece by piece.

Trauma processing is important as trauma literally re-wires our brain and leaves us experiencing life out of this survival, fight/flight lens. Constantly living life on the edge of trauma can be exhausting and leave you burnt-out,  less trusting, and experiencing surface level relationships. Processing trauma can allow us to release the tension of internalized guilt/shame both emotionally and physically leaving us more open to new and health experiences. 

Hi, I am Octavia a therapist at Your Voice Matters Therapy. I am accepting new clients so feel free to reach out for a free 15-minute consultation. I aim to create a warm, safe, confidential, and judgment-free space for clients. It is important for clients to have such a space to be able to unpack and explore all that is bothering them. I work with clients through a few different approaches such as strength-based, Humanistic, and mindfulness. Therapy is not one size fits all and thus I tailor my work to each individual client. I believe that everyone is the author of their life story. In that story, you may experience many challenges, but know that you do not have to face those challenges alone. Together we can work through those challenges so that you are ready and prepared for whatever other challenges the future may hold. Together we will build a tool kit to help you continue your life story. Do not end it here!

Even though my main specialty is working with PTSD and trauma, I tend to focus more on providing support and coping skills to clients in order to address their distress first. We don't have to talk explicitly about the traumatic experiences right away and for some cases it's not needed. However, a lot of clients benefit from processing their traumatic experiences, in order to change their relationship with those memories and with their younger-selves.

I am a Clinical Psychologist and a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional trained in multiple approaches to help you overcome negative, traumatic, stressful, and challenging experiences. I have extensive experience providing individual and group therapy to adults (18+). I offer In-Person and/or Virtual services to English and Spanish speakers. I'm also in-network with health insurances in the states of Georgia and Florida.